CHAPTER 588. FIGHT FOR YOU. The Biggest MistakeAdriana’s heart was pounding wildly in her chest as she felt the elevator's emergency brakes intermittently engaging and disengaging, as if a giant child were playing with it or as if the elevator was about to break free and plunge down.She couldn’t even begin to describe the fear she felt, or the despair that took hold of her as she realized that if the elevator fell more than thirty floors, the impact would surely kill her.“Please, answer…! Answer!” she sobbed desperately, while a new jolt slammed her against the glass wall, and she felt the warmth of blood trickling down her forehead.Her phone slipped from her hands, hitting the floor, and she curled up over it, trying to redial.“Please, answer…!” she cried, terrified, but no matter how many times she called, each attempt disconnected after a few seconds.Shaking, panicked, and heartbroken, Adriana dialed 911, the city’s emergency line, praying that the elevator would hold out lon
CHAPTER 589. FIGHT FOR YOU. DesperationHe couldn’t think. He couldn’t breathe. Flooring the accelerator of his McLaren and weaving recklessly through traffic seemed to be the only thing Kyle Orlenko could manage as calls kept flooding into his phone. His father. His mother. His siblings. But in the end, it was his uncle Caleb’s call that he finally answered.“Tell me where they’re taking her. I need to know which hospital they’re taking her to!” he shouted, pounding the steering wheel so hard that the horn blared, causing other cars to clear the way to avoid a collision. “Questions later, Caleb! Just tell me where the hell she’s going!”“I’m on it, I’m on it!” his uncle’s exasperated voice came through, though he sounded relieved, since Kyle’s intense reaction indicated he was safe. “They’re taking her to the district hospital! They’re on their way to the district hospital! Now, will you tell me what the hell happened?!”Kyle gritted his teeth, his eyes welling up with anger and pain
CHAPTER 590. FIGHT FOR YOU. Hopes and FearsKyle couldn’t even describe the tightness in his throat. It was unbearable, like one of his father’s chokeholds that he couldn’t break free from, suffocating him until he surrendered. But surrendering now was pointless.He was just one among those pacing the small waiting room, desperate, praying for the doctors to come out soon and tell him that Adriana was okay… because she *had* to be okay. Right?But medical tests weren’t exactly quick, so they had to wait another hour before they heard anything. When the doctor finally came out, he looked tired and concerned.“Family of Adriana Keller?” he asked, and they all rushed toward him. “Mrs. Keller is stable,” he announced, but Kyle was sure there was more. “The tests don’t show any severe trauma. Her brain has some slight swelling from the impact, but we’re treating it with medication…”The doctor paused for a moment, taking a deep breath, prompting Kyle to step forward, challenging him.“What
CHAPTER 591. FIGHT FOR YOU. A TORTUREZack Keller’s face seemed on the verge of exploding with rage because he knew exactly what it meant: if Adriana didn’t want to see him, especially after an accident like that, something terrible must have happened between them. Something so significant that not even the fear of death—or perhaps precisely because of it—could erase. “What the hell did you do to my daughter?! Answer me!” Zack snapped, grabbing him by the lapels of his coat. Kyle raised his hands to his head as if to show he wouldn’t fight back. “Did you have anything to do with this?!” “No, of course not! I swear, Mr. Keller! Adriana and I just… we had an argument. I should’ve been there with her, but instead, I was at home…” “Arguing about what?!” Zack demanded, and Kyle felt the piercing stares of the Keller family on him. “I… I got jealous, ruined a deal she was negotiating with a client. Adriana was mad at me, so I went home, and she went to the office,” he explained. “I know
CHAPTER 592. FIGHT FOR YOU. SIXTEEN TIMESIf he were honest, Kyle had to admit that the total absence of emotion in Adriana’s voice didn’t surprise him. After all, she had spent long, excruciating minutes so close to death that it was a miracle she was even speaking. But when he turned to see the bandage on the side of her head and how much of her hair had been cut into a pixie style, it broke his heart. “Adriana…” “You could have come through the front door; no one would’ve stopped you,” the young woman replied thoughtfully, pulling her feet up under her on the couch. “You told your mother you didn’t want to see me.” “And since when has what I want ever stopped you?” Adriana murmured, and Kyle walked to the corner of the room near the fireplace, kneeling in front of her. “Baby, don’t say that. I didn’t… I never wanted…” “Give me your phone and a hug,” Adriana murmured, looking him straight in his blue eyes. At that moment, every feeling of terror and abandonment hit her all at
CHAPTER 593. FIGHT FOR YOU. A VULNERABLE MAN“You can’t quit the company! Adriana, that’s insane!” Mauro exclaimed the moment he saw the resignation letter on his desk. “Are you trying to give me a heart attack? Why are you doing this?” “Because what’s really insane is almost dying and realizing that all I’ve done in my life is study and work, Mauro,” Adriana sighed, scratching the back of her neck nervously, her hair now cut very short. “You’re an excellent CEO, you deserve the presidency, and you won’t miss me. But I swear I need to do this.” Mauro stood up, walked around the desk, and hugged his cousin, whom he thought of more like a sister. “This isn’t how I wanted to win the presidency,” he grumbled. “Believe me, right now I feel like I’m the only one winning,” Adriana replied. “And I promise, the moment you realize you need a break too, I’ll come back to take over for you. Deal?” Adriana said goodbye by ruffling her cousin’s hair, just as she used to when they were kids, an
CHAPTER 594. FIGHT FOR YOU. A PAST THAT RETURNS“They’re tracking you.” Kyle’s heart skipped a beat when he received that first message, but he knew the explanation wouldn’t take long to arrive. “I found a tracking bug in the airplane’s software. Someone hacked it to monitor the final destination.” Caleb didn’t beat around the bush, and Kyle knew exactly what that meant and how to act. He had been in the pilots’ cabin the entire time, and none of them had dared to speak up when ordered to transport an “unexpected passenger” that the plane’s owner wasn’t supposed to know about. Of course, it helped that he carried a very convincing, though utterly fake, Interpol badge, but the pilots weren’t in the mood to ask questions. “We’re changing the route,” he ordered, and the pilots exchanged worried glances. “Request clearance to land at the nearest airport in Canada and arrange for refueling in Ireland.” The pilots hesitated, but there were certain authorities you didn’t question. Kyle
CHAPTER 595. FIGHT FOR YOU. Fighting for YouHe was by her side in seconds—scared but determined—while Adriana shot him a murderous glare that screamed, *"I’m going to castrate you.”* “Aren’t you more concerned about being naked?” he asked, swallowing hard. She responded with a sarcastic shrug. “No, I’m not worried about being naked, because I already know you’re crazy, but not stupid!” she snapped. “What I *do* want to know is why I’m here and not in Paris, in a lovely apartment overlooking the Eiffel Tower, sipping wine and eating a damn baguette!” “Well, I’m not opposed to the baguette. Honestly, I’m hungry, and I don’t know if you’ll like what I cooked. But wine... well, I can’t drink—I’m on duty. But it makes you happy, so I’ll see if I can find…” “Kyle!” Adriana interrupted, staring at him like he’d lost his mind. “What are we doing here? Where the hell are we? This looks like a frozen wasteland, and I *know* I didn’t sign up for this!” Kyle took a deep breath and stepped t